Rainbow Rock

Rainbow Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Rainbow Rock

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Rainbow Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.08622, -124.33065. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Rock

• Lone Ranch Beach · beach · Curry · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pelican Bay Light · beach · Curry · ~9 km · Must-see
• Alfred A. Loeb State Park · sanctuary · Curry · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Curry · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bosley Butte · viewpoint · Curry · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tolowa Dunes State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Del Norte · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Curry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chetco Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~41 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Crescent City · church · Curry · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Barley Beach · beach · Curry · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pearsoll Peak · viewpoint · Josephine · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cedar Valley · viewpoint · Curry · ~59 km · Must-see
• Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ophir Beach · beach · Curry · ~65 km · Must-see
• Smith River National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rainbow Rock

• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Curry · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bosley Butte · viewpoint · Curry · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chetco Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pearsoll Peak · viewpoint · Josephine · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cedar Valley · viewpoint · Curry · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~79 km · Must-see
• Preston Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~82 km · Must-see
• Humbug Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~83 km · Must-see
• Brandy Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~85 km · Must-see
• Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~86 km · Must-see

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